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X-ray vision in the warehouse: ThruWave raises $6.4M to help online retailers see through packages

GeekWire

Fortune 100 customers in retail and e-commerce warehouses are using the company’s hardware and software, which was first developed at the University of Washington. ” Computer vision software can measure cube utilization, count items, and detect missing or damaged items. .

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9 ways IT leaders can impact sustainability initiatives

CIO Business Intelligence

Many CIOs don’t know where to start,” says Brian Kirkland, CIO at Choice Hotels and founding board member for SustainableIT.org, a nonprofit launched to help create frameworks and standards around sustainability. Morgan Stanley’s IT department, for example, is helping nonprofits as part of its Technology Change Makers program.

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$5M Climate Impact Fund launches to support entrepreneurs tackling the climate crisis

GeekWire

Portland-based nonprofit VertueLab launched its $5 million Climate Impact Fund on Wednesday to support early stage, clean tech entrepreneurs focused on addressing climate change causes and moving to a carbon-free economy. It can be more expensive to build and test the technology, compared to software-based enterprises.

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Tech Moves: Microsoft Teams CVP joins UiPath; Sage Bionetworks names president; and more

GeekWire

— Seattle biomedical research nonprofit Sage Bionetworks appointed Luca Foschini as president. — Brian Crowley is now vice president of engineering at WiBotic , which provides wireless charging hardware and energy management software for the mobile, aerial and underwater robotics markets.

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Charge up: How the Pacific Northwest is boosting electric infrastructure as EV sales rise

GeekWire

Even Matthew Metz, the Seattle founder of the EV-boosting nonprofit Coltura , can’t say for sure if the infrastructure build out is on track to meet demand. “I It also offers software to integrate a charging stations’ disparate systems. company building charging infrastructure and payment software.

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Decarbon8 names the first three startups for its climate-focused philanthropic investment fund

GeekWire

The investment committee includes experienced investors and subject-matter experts from academia and the nonprofit sector. It can cost more to build innovative hardware than it does to develop software, and the prototype process can take longer, particularly if it involves biological or chemical processes.

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I want to fly to Hawaii, but I don’t want to wreck the planet. With carbon offsets, can I do both?

GeekWire

More than a decade ago, I wrote about a software engineer who spent $3,700 to settle his carbon debt after he fell in love with penguins on a trip to Antarctica. I don’t think this should be put on consumers to figure out,” said Noah Deich , president of Carbon180 , a carbon removal, policy-focused nonprofit. Photo via LinkedIn).

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